Mr Peter Ameh, Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Kogi East Senatorial District, has urged the Federal Government to invest more in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure as a measure to widen access and reduce transportation costs. Ameh made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria …
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Mr Femi Olaniyi-Ferrari, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, has called for a comprehensive review of the state’s waste management system amid concerns over refuse disposal in parts of the state. Olaniyi-Ferrari made the call on Tuesday in Lagos while reacting to a media report that …
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Berlin and U.S tech giant Nvidia have agreed to deepen cooperation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in German industry, Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the company’s chief executive Jensen Huang said. They said this on Monday on the sidelines of the first Invest in Germany summit in Berlin. The pair said that …
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President Bola Tinubu has urged the City Boy Movement (CBM) to intensify youth mobilisation nationwide, saying the 2027 election is about Nigerian youths’ future rather than any candidate. Tinubu spoke on Monday when he met with the movement’s national leadership at the State House, Abuja. “Nigeria must win this election …
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The Delta State Government has directed that flags in public buildings be flown at half-mast while declaring a three-day mourning for late Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, a former governor of the state. Newsextra24 reports that Uduaghan died at the early hours of Monday, Oct. 19, at the age of 71. The …
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President Bola Tinubu has extended the tenures of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nanna Nandap, and the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, by 18 months. With the extension, Nandap will now remain in office until June 30, 2028, while Nwakuche’s tenure will end …
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The Edo House of Assembly, on Monday, passed the 2026 Supplementary Appropriation Bill, amounting to N939.85 billion, presented by Gov. Monday Okpebholo. The passage followed the report presented by Fada Eigbiremonlen (Esan Central), the Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Appropriation, Budget and Project Monitoring, during the plenary session in …
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised key figures of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a precision air strike in the Lake Chad region. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on Monday in Abuja. …
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World Health Organization (WHO) has published the Global Breast Cancer Initiative (GBCI) Training Manual- a package for programme managers. WHO, in a statement on Monday said that the technical derivative product of the WHO GBCI implementation framework would provide guidance to countries establishing or strengthening their breast cancer programmes. The …
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The Ogun State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid and the ambition of Senator Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, to become the state’s next governor in 2027. The group announced its support during a courtesy visit to Adeola by a five-member delegation led by …
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